Perhaps it is time to ask why.

I have a few questions for them: Why does the ADP hate to hire people between the ages of 40 and 60? Why are volunteers and candidates constantly being told what to do by recent graduates with none or limited practical experience? Why do people think once you’re over 40 you can no longer stay up late? (Are you sure Age Discrimination isn’t being practiced here? If Obama is “young” at 47 so are his contemporaries.)

Where I live we had a young guy who just graduated college as our “Coordinated Campaign” field worker who could not make a decision without phoning headquarters for approval, and then followed every rule exactly. He even lectured me when I didn’t follow a phone script word for word…sure I went back to help–NOT!

It isn’t the money people–we had that. It is leaving people who don’t have the right “feel” for Arizona politics in charge of every possible office who give bad advice or do silly things.

Democrats must adopt the “Republicans are people too” attitude that got the Governor & Attorney General elected because for being a “tough” western state Arizonans sure do bruise easily when Democrats point a finger at them. And just because we know their being ignorant and dumb doesn’t mean we rub their noses in it Emily Bittner. (loved the entertainment factor but man you riled republicans).

Get it together ADP we have a state to take over in 2010. And by all means hire a few people with some experience for a change.

I wanted to vote in Arizona in 2008 because I thought my Democratic vote would make a difference. Not in Pinal County. Not in the whole damn state.

Good luck to those of you remain Arizona Democrats.

The state races matter. Period. Especially to those of us who consider Arizona home, rather than a step to bigger and better things (although I’m tempted, believe me.)

No one on this blog is blind to our gains at the federal level, but all of us should be concerned about Jan “I graduated from X-ray tech school, so I’m qualified to manage the most dire budget situation in AZ history” Brewer and a whole slew of far-right legislators who are about to run the joint.

If their wing-nuttery finally draws some attention to the importance of state, county and city races, good; however, this will not happen overnight.

In the meantime, another generation of kids are undereducated, nativists run amuck and rampant, infrastructure rots, abortion rights are threatened, and the meager civil rights gains of GLBT citizens are toast.

No matter how you slice it, it ain’t pretty.

I give them 2 years max, before their incompetence forces Janet to “…resign to spend more time with her family…” after the high-profile ball-drop they will inevidably walk themselves into.

Naturally, this will provide the R’s with PLENTY of ammunition in years to come, labelling us the tax, spend and billion dollar-hole creating liberals Janet leaves us to fend for ourselves to be.

Thanks Noah, Zimba-Waid, Maria et al!

While the Legislative races were a disappointment, the ADP is till on the move and making strides. So lighten up on Maria and crew. In comparison to a lot of other recent campaign cycles, they did a fine job.

I’m proud of the Party and the staff.